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千头万绪 — “A multitude of complicated matters”

千头万绪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a multitude of complicated matters”. Extremely complex and disorderly, with many loose ends. Literally, “a thousand heads, ten thousand loose ends”.

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千头万绪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 千qiān
  • 头tóu
  • 万wàn
  • 绪xù

千头万绪 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
千
qiān3thousand, many
头
tóu5head
万
wàn3ten thousand
绪
xù11thread, clue, feeling, legacy

Example Sentence with 千头万绪

期末考试临近,小明觉得功课千头万绪,不知道该从何开始复习。
As the final exams approached, Xiao Ming felt that his schoolwork was a multitude of complicated matters, not knowing where to start his revision.

Idioms Related to 千头万绪

Synonyms of 千头万绪

  • cuò错zōng综fù复zá杂intricate and complicated

Antonyms of 千头万绪

  • yī一mù目liǎo了rán然clear at a glance
  • jǐng井jǐng井yǒu有tiáo条well organized and systematic
  • dòng洞ruò若guān观huǒ火see clearly as observing a fire

More idioms starting with 千

  • qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are invaluable
  • qiān千sī丝wàn万lǚ缕numerous intricate and complex connections
  • qiān千chéng乘wàn万qí骑Magnificent array of chariots and cavalry
  • qiān千shèng乘zhī之guó国A powerful feudal state
  • qiān千chéng乘zhī之wáng王A paramount sovereign or emperor
  • qiān千le了wàn万dàng当everything properly settled and arranged
  • qiān千liǎo了bǎi百liǎo了Everything is settled
  • qiān千liǎo了bǎi百dàng当Everything properly arranged and settled
  • qiān千rén人yī一miàn面all the same; lacking originality
  • qiān千rén人suǒ所zhǐ指universally condemned
  • qiān千rén人nuò诺nuò诺,,bù不rú如yī一shì士è谔è谔One honest critic is better than a thousand yes-men
  • qiān千chóu仇wàn万hèn恨countless grudges and deep hatred

Questions about 千头万绪

What does 千头万绪 mean?
千头万绪 (qiān tóu wàn xù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a multitude of complicated matters”.
How do you pronounce 千头万绪?
千头万绪 is pronounced qiān tóu wàn xù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 千头万绪 literally mean?
Literally, 千头万绪 means “a thousand heads, ten thousand loose ends”. It is used to mean “a multitude of complicated matters”.
What is the Chinese definition of 千头万绪?
绪:丝头。比喻事情的开端,头绪非常多。也形容事情复杂纷乱。
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